1 Corinthians 12:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 12:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 12:23 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 12:23 — KJV
“And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. bestow: or, put on”
— 1 Corinthians 12:23 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 12:23 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 12:23
“And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:23: honourable, more, honour
“Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up. put...: Heb. bore out”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:23: these, more, put
“And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:23: honourable, more, honour
“To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him. give the more...: Heb. multiply his inheritance give the less...: Heb. diminish his inheritance”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:23: those, less, more
“And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:23: those, these, put
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